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HijackThis Log: Please help Diagnose

Home Search Assistent, Search Extender & Shopping wizard have some how gotten into my system. I have have been all over the net trying to figure out how to get rid of this CRAP. It is really frustrating me to no end. So, I like so many others am requesting help Here is a copy of my Hijacklog someone please, please, please help me?

Cryo here is the information that you requested plus a new HJT log below it.

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You may want to print out these directions as the Internet will not be available. Please continue with the next step if you run into a problem with the current one. Just be sure to let us know what the problem was when you reply.

This is very important ! Internet Explorer should remain closed during the cleanup. If you open Internet Explorer the fix will fail. (Steps 1 - 8)

Please make sure that you can view all hidden files: A. On the Tools menu in Windows Explorer, click Folder Options.B. Click the View tab.C. Under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders.D. Uncheck Hide extensions for known filetypes and Hide protected operating system files.How to see hidden files in Windows

Please download About:Buster from here: About:Buster Download. Once it is downloaded extract it to c:\aboutbuster. We will use that program later in this process. Don't use it yet.

Download Ad-aware SE: hereInstall it. When you get the last screen, with the "Finish" button and 3 options, uncheck those three items.Open AdAware and click the "Check for updates now" link. Close AdAware. Don't use it yet.

If you get an error when deleting a file, right click on the file and check to see if the read only attribute is checked. if it is, uncheck it and try again.

Step 5:

Double-click on the cws-hsa.reg file you saved earlier on your desktop, and when it prompts to merge say Yes, and this will clear some registry entries left behind by the process.

Step 6:

This is the step where we will use About:Buster that you had downloaded previously.

Navigate to the c:\aboutbuster directory and double-click on aboutbuster.exe When the tool is open press the OK button, then the Start button, then the OK button, and then finally the Yes button. It will start scanning your computer for files. If it asks if you would like to do a second pass, allow it to do so.

Clean out temporary and Temporary Internet Files. Go to Start -> Run and type in the box: cleanmgr. Let it scan your system for files to remove. Make sure these 3 are checked and then press *ok* to remove:

Temporary FilesTemporary Internet FilesRecycle Bin

Step 9:Reboot your computer back to normal mode so that we can restore files that were deleted by this infection:

This infection deletes the windows file, shell.dll.
If you are using XP,2000, or NT please download shell.dll from here: shell-dll.zip. Once the file is downloaded uncompress the zip file and copy shell.dll to the following locations (%windir% being the windows or winnt directory):

%windir%\system32
%windir%\system

Download the Hoster from here. Press Restore Original Hosts and press OK. Exit Program. This will restore the original deleted Hosts file.

If you have Spybot S&D installed you will also need to replace one file. Go here: SDHelper.zip and download SDHelper.dll. Copy the file to the folder containing you Spybot S&D program (normally C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy). Then click Start -> Run -> type regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll and press the OK button

Ahhhhhhhhh, I do believe it worked!!! Those horrid programs are not in my add/remove software any longer!!! YOU MY FRIEND ARE A BLESSING TO ME!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Here is a new copy of my Hijack logDo you think that there may be anything else I need to do that I am not aware of??

! This is very important !: Update your Windows. Doing this will make your computer more secure. Please visit Windows Update (follow this link: http://www.windowsupdate.com) to update Windows. Follow the instructions on the screen. You may have to visit more then once Windows Update to install all updates.Not updating Windows will leave your computer vulnerable to malware and attacks.

Install Service Pack 1 and all critical updates.

Everyday is virus day. Do you know where your recovery CDs are ?Did you create them yet ?